tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85649030694672577232024-02-07T21:22:16.815-08:00Like Sugar - A Synthpop + Indiepop Podcast BlogDJ Talbot (@djtalbot), returned to San Diego, blogs & hosts an hour-long, semi-monthly podcast of fiercely accessible music, culled from the Internet's freely distributed tracks. Listen to or read my discoveries from the music world of today & yesterday: Synthpop, Post-punk, Indie-pop, Twee, Swedish Indie, Britpop, Electropop, Shoegaze, Gothic Rock, 80's, Punk & Trip-Hop.DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.comBlogger990125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-30195730797956689942020-12-21T20:02:00.000-08:002020-12-21T20:02:04.531-08:00<p> Pleasantly surprised to see Bleib Modern have new material coming out in March, 2021.</p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=295932350/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://bleibmodern.bandcamp.com/album/afraid-to-leave-lp">Afraid To Leave LP by Bleib Modern</a></iframe>DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-16395826378657430842020-12-11T17:09:00.000-08:002020-12-11T17:09:26.717-08:00New Mix of Darkwave / Synthpop / Indie / Post-punk is Available <p> </p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/erictalbot/like-sugar-fall-2020-darkwave-mix/">https://www.mixcloud.com/erictalbot/like-sugar-fall-2020-darkwave-mix/</a></p><p>Can't figure out why the Mixcloud widget player won't work here. Must be the dust and spiderwebs that taken residence here after no posts for over a year. </p><p>You can see what I play over at<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5gPeUiqrn61V6Pzta5Q5cO?si=9HxXgF1UTjiTx4rYqevMlg"> Spotify here</a>.</p><p>You can follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/djtalbot" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://parler.com/profile/Talcire/posts" target="_blank">Parler</a>, but not on Instagram or Snapchat or Tick Talk because I am an adult male.<br /></p><p>Track-list:</p><p>Drop - 24 Hour Party People<br />Overlay - Skytone - Without You Remix (Insrumental)<br />Track 1 Kite - Hand Out The Drugs<br />Overlay - Graveyard Club - Goodnight Paradise<br />Track 2 - House of Harm - Always<br />Track 3 - Torul - You and Me<br />Track 4 - Dirty Sidewalks - Girl<br />Overlay - Helios - Domicile<br />Track 5 - Apoptygma Berserk - Soma Coma<br />Track 6 - Echoberyl - A Prey<br />Track 7 - Fawns of Love - Never Sing for Joy<br />Track 8 - Wingtips - <br />Track 9 - In Good Faith - Contradition<br />Track 10 - Blaklight - I Remember Nothing<br />Track 11 - N Frequency - <br />Overlay - Wolfsheim - Tapir<br />Track 12 - Molchat Doma - Otveta Net<br />Track 13 - Rosetta Stone - Always Always<br />Track 14 - Bureak - Track 8<br />Track 15 - Korine - For Sure<br />Drop - Midnight Cowboy<br />Track 16 - Iris - Sorrow Expert (2003)<br />Track 17 - Empathy Test - Monsters <br /></p>DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-13962161655967672162019-03-05T14:11:00.000-08:002019-03-05T14:11:08.641-08:00Dark Synth <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
More recommended synthpop. Could be considered minimal synthpop, but this is not simple. Perfect release, considering this is 2019. Dark and moody, but not depressing. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/galateegalateegalatee">Galatee</a>.<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-49092812464901640492019-02-28T14:36:00.002-08:002019-02-28T14:36:37.661-08:00Favorite Album of 2019 (so far) Fawns of Love "Permanent"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-39781520188933118902019-02-15T14:31:00.000-08:002019-02-15T14:48:40.874-08:00I Posted Several New 20 Minute Mix Tapes At Mixcloud<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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20 minute mixes for variety's sake. Tracklist visible <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/erictalbot/" target="_blank">over at Mixcloud</a>.<br />
Genres: mostly new (released in last 5 years) "alternative" forms of music as in dark pop, synthpop, dreampop, shoegaze, post-punk, ethereal. If you are new to my sets, please l<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/likesugar" target="_blank">ook me up at Like Sugar on Facebook</a>. I am on <a href="https://twitter.com/djtalbot" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, but rarely check messages or mentions there due to the lack of free speech.<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-40184852021032569262018-10-08T17:17:00.001-07:002018-10-08T17:17:25.271-07:00New material from !Distain (Synthpop)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
New material from !Distain on the <a href="http://www.echozone.de/" target="_blank">Echozone</a> label. <br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-53598502588738358892018-06-10T13:46:00.000-07:002018-06-10T13:46:03.544-07:00Summer 2018 Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A little mix I put together for Summer 2017. I went from monthly digital mix tapes to seasonal or now even annual.<br />
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My music discoveries are best tracked via Spotify:<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-55078589636165891732017-04-11T09:17:00.001-07:002017-04-11T09:21:35.395-07:00Spring Came: A Mix for You + A New Project from Bill Leeb and John Fryer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Short mix I created yesterday.<br />
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Below you'll find a new project from Bill Leeb and John Fryer.<br />
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From the promoter:<br />
"<span>Through his project <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNEw8vhqW825Sf3B2Q3r8ji6gJaPWw" href="http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com/" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank"><strong>Black Needle Noise</strong></a>, legendary producer <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.facebook.com/John.Fryer.Official/?ref%3Dhl&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNHKOxJdHFONhPqCbeic4NgpsXnDkA" href="http://www.facebook.com/John.Fryer.Official/?ref=hl" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank"><strong>John Fryer</strong></a> has paired up with <strong>Bill Leeb</strong>, founding member of the industrial music group <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.mindphaser.com&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNH0HWdm2Seht04Cw4cc__ZK3BTg4w" href="http://www.mindphaser.com/" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank"><strong>Front Line Assembly</strong></a> and also dream electronica project <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.facebook.com/Delerium&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNF8m4EOsjl4sI07Zsa26CRCL9ACRw" href="http://www.facebook.com/Delerium" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank"><strong>Delerium</strong></a>, on a new single<strong> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com/track/a-shiver-of-want&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNH0-AaJc_JmupsAXZLO0XAGvJfExg" href="http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com/track/a-shiver-of-want" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank">‘A Shiver of Want’</a></strong>.</span>
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This is a titillating offering, creating its own imaginary sonic
playfield where Nine Inch Nails meets Massive Attack. Here, John Fryer
and Bill Leeb show impressive longevity and innovation, indicating how
interesting and relevant they still are to the genre, never ones to
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Recognized as one of the most innovative sonic architects on the
music scene, his imprint has been massive over the years, being
formative in developing the trademark sound we associate today with such
bands as<strong> Nine Inch Nails, Cocteau Twins</strong> and, of course, <strong>This Mortal Coil </strong>(as one of only two constant members, along with Ivo Watts-Russell, providing keyboards, strings and synthesizer sequencing).<br />
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<span>John Fryer started his career in 1979 at London’s Blackwing Studios (London) and soon began working with seminal bands on the </span><strong>4AD, Mute, Rough Trade</strong><span> and</span><strong> Beggars Banquet </strong><span>record labels, including </span><strong>Depeche Mode, The Wolfgang Press </strong><span>and</span><strong> Cocteau Twins</strong><span>.
His achievement in helping develop the latter’s pioneering ethereal and
ambient sound ultimately led Watts-Russell to recruit Fryer as his
partner for This Mortal Coil.</span></div>
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He has produced many other groundbreaking artists, including<strong>
Love and Rockets, Swans, HIM, Cradle of Filth, Clan of Xymox, Nitzer
Ebb, Yaz (Yazoo), Xmal Deutschland, Fields of the Nephilim, De/Vision,
Stabbing Westward,</strong> <strong>Jesus Jones, Swallow,</strong><span> </span><strong>M|A|R|R|S (<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.facebook.com/arkaneuk/&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNHex3SPITEfMoCYv_Yog-Qy3X1Jow" href="http://www.facebook.com/arkaneuk/" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank">A.R.Kane</a> & Colourbox)</strong><span>, </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.kristinhersh.com&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNGXIfOB_l8A2a8LSVSCwn2b2P4kBQ" href="http://www.kristinhersh.com/" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank"><strong>Kristin Hersh</strong></a><span> and many others. More recent projects involve </span><strong>Dead Leaf Echo </strong><span>and </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.facebook.com/theforeignresort/&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNHOtJ1tHWMmXkiJWEaidG9e1yVlxg" href="http://www.facebook.com/theforeignresort/" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank"><strong>The Foreign Resort</strong></a><span>.</span></div>
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Over the past two decades, John Fryer has also produced several film soundtracks, including <strong>Seven, Clerks, Johnny Mnemonic, Mortal Kombat, Faust and Resident Evil: Apocalypse. </strong></div>
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Black Needle Noise has been releasing singles one by one towards his next album. Recent singles feature <strong>Jarboe (Swans), Jennie Vee (also bassist in Courtney Love's band Hole), Ana Breton (Dead Leaf Echo)</strong>, as well as<strong> Omniflux (Puscifer), Kendra Frost (Kite Base), Andrea Kerr (Colt), Elena Alice Fossi (Kirlian Camera)</strong>, and <strong>Zialand</strong>, among others.</div>
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<strong>Bill Leeb</strong> is an electronic musician and record producer, best known as a founding member of the industrial music group <strong>Front Line Assembly</strong>. Though the band has had consistent underground success, Leeb's most widely known efforts are through his side project <strong>Delerium, which had a major worldwide hit in the late 1990s with "Silence” </strong>featuring vocals by<strong> Sarah McLachlan</strong>, which reached number three on the UK music charts and has been described as one of the greatest trance songs of all time.</div>
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Leeb began his musical career with industrial band <strong>Skinny Puppy</strong>
in 1985 under the pseudonym Wilhelm Schroeder before leaving in
mid-1986 to form Front Line Assembly. He is also known for his work with
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Delirium recently released their 15th studio album <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://metropolisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mythologie&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNE_rDsPznz-61LjkpA1MZjX4Ol4_Q" href="http://metropolisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mythologie" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank"><strong>'Mythologie' </strong></a>through<strong> Metropolis Records</strong>, which debuted at #7 on Billboard's Electronic charts. This album involved Los Angeles singer-songwriter and composer <strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.mimipage.com&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNGnpHzPI8YHw6CrBOIG22xxiivkPg" href="http://www.mimipage.com/" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank">Mimi Page</a> </strong>on four tracks, heightening the cinematic dream world element. Mimi Page also <span>recently collaborated with Black Needle Noise on the single<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com/track/swimming-through-dreams&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNHhzuYiw7ZNJbPmnhcUKr2TVfPEAQ" href="http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com/track/swimming-through-dreams" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank"> </a></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com/track/swimming-through-dreams&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNHhzuYiw7ZNJbPmnhcUKr2TVfPEAQ" href="http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com/track/swimming-through-dreams" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank"><strong>‘Swimming Through Dreams’</strong></a><span>.</span></div>
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Other vocalists featured on Delerium tracks include <strong>Kristy
Thirsk (of Rose Chronicles), Leigh Nash (of Sixpence None the Richer),
Emily Haines (of Metric), Jacqui Hunt (of Single Gun Theory), Lisa
Gerrard (of Dead Can Dance), Elsieanne Caplette (of Elsiane), Jaël (of
Swiss band Lunik), Camille Henderson, Nerina Pallot, Isabel
Bayrakdarian, Shelley Harland</strong>, as well as <strong>Matthew Sweet</strong>.</div>
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'A Shiver of Want' will be available via iTunes and various streaming platforms on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1473559564" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">April 28</span></span>, and is already available on a pay-what-you-want basis via Black Needle Noise’s <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com&source=gmail&ust=1492013966869000&usg=AFQjCNEw8vhqW825Sf3B2Q3r8ji6gJaPWw" href="http://blackneedlenoise.bandcamp.com/" style="color: #c04421;" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a><span> page."</span></div>
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-22053296875829321282017-03-23T18:52:00.000-07:002017-03-23T18:52:46.418-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sweden's Agent Bla have a new one coming in June. Two tracks are streaming via Bandcamp. NSFW: some bad words, so cover your freakin' ears.<br />
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Not sure if the band supports entire albums streaming for free, but, well, I want to expose my readers to new tunes. This album was posted by the label itself, as far as I can tell. I just ordered the shirt from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bleibmodernmusic" target="_blank">this lovely, dark German band</a>. I adore this album. It gets better as it plays along to the end! <br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-37081958720738369382017-03-22T18:11:00.002-07:002017-03-22T18:11:40.347-07:00The Father and The Sun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Very recommended!<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-73503753085374863462017-03-15T16:51:00.000-07:002017-03-15T16:51:39.861-07:00New music on Progress Pro: DNR & DO (Sweden)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
DNR & DO: vocals in Swedish (just fine by me!). <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProgressPro" target="_blank">Progress Productions </a>has become one of my most trusted labels for consistently releasing gorgeous, high-quality tracks. <a href="http://www.progress-productions.com/product.php?pid=109&aid=158" target="_blank">This ep is available here</a>. Only four tracks! Cannot wait for more. The band also recorded a live version of "Huvuden Skall Rulla" which sounds quite nice. Video below.<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-87900963108008901832017-03-14T15:28:00.000-07:002017-03-14T15:28:18.405-07:00New Skeleton Hands: Flood Spell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Great stuff: <br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-57376850879538485302017-03-14T14:35:00.000-07:002017-03-14T14:35:40.817-07:00Stutter Steps debut new track 'Floored' from their upcoming 12" Floored on Blue Arrow Records<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"Stutter Steps released their debut album on Wild Kindness records at the end of 2015. Group mastermind Ben Harrison, a curator at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, and collaborator with Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500/Luna/etc.), crafted one of the bittersweetest indiepop debuts in years. With its jangling guitars and plaintive organ, its literate heartfelt
lyrics and the skip in its step, Stutter Steps sounds like the missing
link between early Flying Nun and the Go-Betweens"<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-61252102788768628852017-03-13T16:57:00.000-07:002017-03-13T16:58:42.718-07:00New Post-punk Videos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-79162338450375101392017-03-07T09:45:00.002-08:002017-03-07T09:45:52.762-08:00It's 2017. Here's What Newer Stuff I Am Listening To<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
All material is recommended and appears in no particular order, excepting my own mix-tape posted right below. I am leaning toward more electronic-tinged post-punk revival these days. I still adore indie-pop and twee and jangle (sounds-like-the-Smiths). I still listen to a ton of pure synthpop too. Anyway, I am taking the time to share what I think you might like without reviewing it and carrying on. You know what catches your ear and if you are like me, you move on until you hear that magical sound and instantly like it. <br />
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To start, an hour long mix-tape (created from not so great quality mp3s) of some of my latest synth / post-punk / dreampop discoveries:<br />
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This started the year off as my most-listened-to:<br />
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From San Diego (Escondido, really)!<br />
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Dark and moody:<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2056132598/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://thirdcomingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tcr008-ra-then-i-woke-up-in-paradise-ep">TCR008 - RA - "Then I Woke Up In Paradise" EP by RA</a></iframe><br />
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<a href="https://vipchoyo-sound-factory.bandcamp.com/album/electric-floor-fader" target="_blank">From Italy</a>: not sure why this won't embed! <br />
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From Germany (I miss The Dust of Basement!)<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=714505196/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://goldenapes.bandcamp.com/album/m-l-v-s">M Ʌ L V S by Golden Apes</a></iframe> <br />
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From Russia:<br />
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From U.K.: <br />
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From Sweden:<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=564116982/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://sjoblom.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-call-single">"The Last Call" (Single) by SJÖBLOM</a></iframe><br />
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From Germany:<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3071550628/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://holygram.bandcamp.com/album/holygram">HOLYGRAM by HOLYGRAM</a></iframe><br />
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From Austin, Texas:<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3782589170/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://lettingup.bandcamp.com/album/alexander-devotion">Alexander Devotion by Letting Up Despite Great Faults</a></iframe><br />
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Instrumental work from Liste Noire (Germany):<br />
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From LA:<br />
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From Vancouver, BC:<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=461203164/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://actors.bandcamp.com/track/hit-to-the-head">Hit to the Head by ACTORS</a></iframe><br />
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From Germany:<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=816496876/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://zynic1.bandcamp.com/album/neon-oblivion">neon oblivion by zynic</a></iframe><br />
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From LA:<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2562875217/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://dogorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/meow-ep">Meow - EP by Dog Orchestra</a></iframe> <br />
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From Russia:<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1775104070/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://giantwaves1.bandcamp.com/album/the-right-heart-2">The Right Heart by Giant Waves</a></iframe><br />
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From LA:<br />
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=132976588/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=2ebd35/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://thelegendaryhousecats.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-chemical">Everything Is Chemical by John Girgus & The Legendary House Cats</a></iframe><br />
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From Philly:<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-81369799633759999042016-01-31T10:41:00.001-08:002016-01-31T10:41:15.422-08:00Best of 2015 Track List<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://www.hunnytheband.com/" target="_blank">Hunny</a> - Natalie (Southern California)</div>
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<a href="http://jennybrokethewindow.com/" target="_blank">Jenny Broke The Window</a> – Black
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/corsicaartsclub/" target="_blank">Corsica Arts Club</a> – All Of My Friends (Los Angeles)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/crushedbeaks" target="_blank">Crushed Beaks</a> – History (London)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheLegendaryHouseCats" target="_blank">The Legendary House Cats</a> – King
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/beezewaxband/" target="_blank">Beezewax</a> – In The Dark (Sweden)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/agentsidegrinder/" target="_blank">Agent Side Grinder</a> – Giants Fall (Sweden)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/wearekites/" target="_blank">Kites</a> – Orwell Knows (Sweden)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/youarenumbersixband" target="_blank">You Are Number Six</a> – Lensflares (<span>Montpellier, </span>France)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/gatewaydrugsss" target="_blank">Gateway Drugs</a> – Young Lover (South Africa)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/polaroidkissofficial/" target="_blank">Polaroid Kiss</a> – Hiding In Plain View
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RexxyMusic" target="_blank">Rexxy</a> – Midnight (New York)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/xpriestxofficial/" target="_blank">Priest</a> – Strong Hearts (Orlando, Florida)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thisiswillow/" target="_blank">Willow</a> – Stay Stay Stay (Belgium)</div>
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<a href="http://www.halou.com/" target="_blank">Halou</a> – Stillbreathing (San Francisco)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/trashcan-sinatras-43723108945/" target="_blank">Trash Can Sinatras</a> – Best Days On
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/talkingbushmusic" target="_blank">Talking Bush</a> – Overgrow (St. Petersburg, Russia)</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BLESSABLESSA/" target="_blank">Blessa</a> – Between Times (Sheffield, England) </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Algierstheband/" target="_blank">Algiers</a> – Irony.Unity.Pretext (Atlanta, Georgia)</div>
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My Best of 2015 is finally up. Track-list to come soon.</div>
DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-17128709358180766912015-07-01T17:55:00.002-07:002015-07-01T17:55:52.638-07:00Hello July: some nice recommendations in synth <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-28253227579453310892015-06-27T17:29:00.000-07:002015-06-27T17:29:20.109-07:00Synthpop on Saturday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here are a few synth tracks that caught my ear this week. I am Mr. Forty Hours A Week now, so I am a wee bit more tired these days. So, I will share some nice tunes and let them speak for themselves!<br />
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This sparkly one was <i>just</i> posted. Goodbye July is Paul from <a href="http://www.anythingbox.com/" target="_blank">Anything Box</a>, so you know this comes from a real talent! <br />
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I love the deep male vocals on this track from Atlanta's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/friskymonkeymusic" target="_blank">Frisky Monkey</a>. The guitar fits nicely with the tempo of this modern synthpop.<br />
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More from France: You Are Number Six has quite a few synthpop/new wave keepers on Soundcloud. I encourage you to spend some time with his second ep "Lensflares" which came out this month,<br />
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<br />This is labeled as Synth Punk, which is cool with me. It's got tougher vocals more akin to Post-punk (think new Agent Side Grinder).<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-43595324342668152522015-06-17T06:39:00.002-07:002015-06-17T06:39:28.162-07:00Mid-week: Sounds Bleak<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This <a href="http://labrador.se/shop/the-radio-dept-occupied/" target="_blank">new single from The Radio Dept.</a> is rather bleak, so let's hope for something sunnier when the album is released.<br />
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I found this one via<a href="https://twitter.com/itsatrapdotcom" target="_blank"> It's A Trap </a>and I thought it was interesting. It makes me think of early 80's Cure... but, damn, how old are these kids? Again, it's bleak. But hey, it's from Iceland: <br />
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The bleak theme continue with this one from a split ep by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Flaamingos" target="_blank">Flaamingos</a> and The KVB (on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/felterecords" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Felte</a> Records). Some great music coming out of LA these days (and it's been too long)!<br />
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OK, I'm off to work... <a href="https://twitter.com/djtalbot" target="_blank">@djtalbot</a><br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-79634133033335225732015-06-10T16:18:00.000-07:002015-06-10T16:18:29.897-07:00Summer Fiction (the band)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wow, this is really good. Reminds me of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorcuts" target="_blank">The Razorcuts</a> and other<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/genre/C86/" target="_blank"> c86</a>-era jangle tracks. I stumbled upon this via the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thesecrethistory" target="_blank">My Favorite Facebook page</a>. <br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-49888283513329074262015-06-08T09:59:00.000-07:002015-06-08T09:59:51.240-07:00Variety of Recommendations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm enjoying the new one from <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/687094MtNCTh262Otm1LOD" target="_blank">Summer Camp</a>. It's interesting in that you can listen to the opener "Bad Love" and then track three "Sleepwalking" and you may think it's a completely different band. <iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4U6rQZj3QLggmxjeDoI0Cf" width="300"></iframe><br />
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This one is for fans of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart:<br />
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"Love" is a perfect Summer-song from World Tour (on Sweden's <a href="http://www.eeemotion.se/" target="_blank">Emotion</a> label).<br />
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I am still a dedicated follower of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SaintEtienneOfficial" target="_blank">Saint Etienne</a> and continue to have a huge crush on vocalist Sarah Cracknell. <a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/06/07/412026487/first-listen-sarah-cracknell-red-kite" target="_blank">You can hear the whole album (in the U.S.) over at NPR</a>.<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-23666084452313201862015-05-28T11:20:00.000-07:002015-05-28T11:20:59.470-07:00Latest Recommendations - New Wave, Synthpop, Indie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not much new to report since last post. I'm 99% sure I am hired at the job I applied for (I arrived on a Tuesday, found this job on the following Saturday). It's full-time, which is a God-send. I will be relatively autonomous and on the road all day. Perfect. The hiring manager really connected with me. He was in a band in the Northwest and has a real D.I.Y. philosophy.<br />
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On to my latest recommendations:<br />
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I love both the new-wave music and the theme from France's You Are Number Six:<br />
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Another keeper from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/corsicaartsclub" target="_blank">Corsica Arts Club </a>. Can't wait for the new EP coming in June.<br />
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A wonderful new single from <a href="http://www.jennybrokethewindow.com/" target="_blank">Jenny Broke The Window </a>(Australia) debuted <a href="http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/449031/premiere-jenny-broke-the-window-drop-hooky-new-single.htm" target="_blank">right here</a>. It's bouncy as can be and titled Black Skeleton.<br />
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I was really never exposed to The Names in my youth, but I am sure I would have loved them in the 80's. I quite like this one, for example:<br />
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<a href="http://darla.com/" target="_blank">Darla Records</a> has exclusive new material from them: "<i>Stranger Than You</i>, the fourth studio album by acclaimed Belgian cold wave group The Names, known for their early association with Factory Records and producer Martin ‘Zero' Hannett."<br />
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Here's an uplifting tune with deep male vocals, my favorite kind o' synthpop (of course, it's made in Germany):<br />
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-8982575558273267922015-04-15T12:17:00.000-07:002015-04-15T12:17:26.216-07:00Like Sugar Sounds Like This in 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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DJ Talbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634559976527701506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8564903069467257723.post-5464921964769095702015-03-26T07:59:00.000-07:002015-03-26T07:59:53.097-07:00March 2015 Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Still not much blogging going on here. The term blogging is a pejorative, I do believe. "Blogger" can be associated with a person with too much time on their hands (?), a whiny nerd, basement-dweller, etc.<br />
So, what's going on with me? Here's the short version: I met a dude through work and he expressed an interest in taking on a roommate. After some time, I needed a room (rather than waste money on establishing utilities, obligating myself to a sentence of 6-12 months in Florida, having my brother skip town without paying rent, etc). Now, the room I am renting is in a condo, on a man-made island, surrounded by Canadians in their retirement. Also, the condo is part of the roommate's job: he gets this place as part of his employment. Roommate steals thousands from his job, gets caught, manufactures story that <i>I</i> did it, files report with Sheriff's Department and... of course it all backfires. I am now in condo alone, as roommate fled the state and will likely fcuk-off to his impoverished country of origin (Laos). I have no written rental agreement, but I have certainly established residency (I get mail / my paycheck here, etc).<br />
For now, I am sitting here, waiting for some kind of legal notice urging me to move along. Every day, I approach my computer with a prayer on my breath, appealing to God for the Internet connection to be on, fearing it to be shut off for non-payment. I have no control over the utilities. <br />
So, yeah, my adventure to Florida continues to be fraught with drama, money-issues, excessive heat and humidity, white-trash culture, sour fussy-faced North-Eastern Americans that lay on their horn for any reason, terrible customer service, grocery workers moving in slow-motion, complaining / miserly Canadians, happy vacationers, delicious Cuban sandwiches, excellent t.v., wonderful libraries, an odd absence of illegal aliens, a welcome absence of gang member types, and I could go on. I will leave my disappointment in my "family" out, for now. Just know, they suck. They are too busy getting stoned or fading away on pain-killers and douchy e-cigs to read this anyway. <br />
Thanks for reading, folks! It'll be all about music someday soon. We are resurrecting<a href="http://www.faction6.com/" target="_blank"> Faction-6</a>, so please <a href="http://www.faction6.com/" target="_blank">add the site</a> to your favs. </div>
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